Really fed up with the car at the moment

[ReflexRob]

I paid top whack and have had the car 1 year. In that time 48k - 60k:

Thermostat failed
Replaced DV with revG which has now failed and the bolt hardest to get to has rounded
Diesel rattle on warm idle
Replaced cam follower through fear of wearing through.
Lumpy idle due to carbon build up.
Now the nearside wing which was perfect on purchase is now rusting. VW wont replace.

I keep trying to enjoy the ownership experience but it is built terribly!

I've got at least £1000 of bills sitting there on the most expensive car i've ever bought.

My '93 MR2 Turbo is so much better built it is untrue.

Sorry to bring the mood down - just a bit fed up - wish I had bought an E92 325 coupe now.

:(

[Andy]

Yeah been thier Rob when i had turbo problems with mine,think vw rushed the built with the mk5 golf as to why thier is so many complaints about corrosion

[Chris92]

Rounded bolts has nothing to do with build quality that's just a cowboy handy work. I had a very slight miss on idle, change to r8 coil packs and it solved the problem. Got to remember these ain't new car any more problems do happen. Go buy a modern diesel from any manufacter and see what real problems are 

Had two mk5 gti's and have been bombproof.

[ReflexRob]

Rounded bolts are poor build quality if they make them from chocolate!

[Craig Stanley]

I've spent about £1200 since I bought mine at the end of April and its going in again tomorrow for a pressure test on the coolant as I have a leak I can't find and to diagnose why I have a lumpy idle. Gonna have the oil pick up cleaned while in there aswell. Expecting another tidy bill. Lost interest in the car a bit but coz I've got all the faults and common issues sorted I'm gonna have to keep it. Wish I hadn't bought it now really.

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[shoaybmakda]

I did go through a phase of being really fed up with the car with the bits that needed changing but once it was sorted and got behind the wheel and had a nice drive the smile always comes back to my face and I loved the car again.

Bear with it - once you fix the issues you don't want to sell it and let someone else enjoy your hard work. Hope there's light at the end of the tunnel for you mate

[Craig Stanley]

Yeah. I agree. Hope it gets better.

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[r5gtt]

Ask peskyjones what he went through.

[JamieBiz]

In the same boat mate, iv always loved the mk5 and when i eventually had enough money to buy what i thought was i minter it was short lived! Turbo issues, DV issues rust and drive shafts... and all within a year! i just want rid now but its worth bugger all without sorting some different things out first

I really wish i had bought a car from this site but i hadnt seen it before i shelled out for mine 

[Ditto]

@ReflexRob do you have any videos of what your idle is like?

Agree with yours points, although all cars have problems!

I have recently been looking to find a medium sized petrol hatchback, ~two years old and it's so difficult to find a petrol, N/A car! Most are 1.0-1.4 engines with turbos on them! So far the Mazda with the 2.0 petrol seems the top runner.

As with other manufacturers more and more are going down the direct petrol route which will always cause carbon build up.

Be thankful you don't have an early 2.0 TFSI engine with a timing chain on it :)

[Craig Stanley]

My 2005 mk5 gti has a cambelt and a chain:confused:

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[K2 NYJ]

Yea cambelt on far side which only connects to one camshaft then a chain on near side of engine to connect the two cams hafts together. Good old German engineering ha ha

[Juliand]

This is very depressing, but all too familiar, reading..... I too thought I had bought into quality German engineering having had new Beamers and new Porkers in the past - my bank balance doesn't facilitate that now, so I thought a GTI would be a good buy, with a bit of poke...but too many sad stories on here to have any confidence. I'm sure older beamers aren't beset with so many potential problems.....Disillusioned too

[Dan_FR]

Why do people expect 10 year old cars to be 'bomb proof' and 100% reliable? They are not new cars anymore guys, they're at that age where you will have to start putting your hand in your pocket to maintain them.

Yes the rusty wing issue is a bit sh*t, but all modern engines will have direct injection related carbon buildup  (if that even is the cause of idle issues as they have to be REALLY bad to have that much of an effect.

[Craig Stanley]

No one has said they think they should be 100% reliable so thats a bit unfair. Most of us have bought our cars on an understanding that they are going to cost us a bit of money because they are so old but when you have paid good money for a car that has history and has been looked after you don't then expect to fork out £1000s on it straight away. He's allowed to be a bit fed up.

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